Today in Music History - April 10
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Today in Music History for April 10:
In 787, the church of St. Corneille at Compiegne installed an organ at the request of Frankish King Pepin, in what is modern-day France. This is the first recorded mention of this musical instrument.
In 1928, saxophonist Fraser MacPherson, one of the most respected jazz musicians in Western Canada, was born in Winnipeg. A resident of Vancouver from 1948 on, he received international attention in 1975 with his album Fraser: Live at the Planetarium. He died of cancer in 1993.
In 1932, Nate Nelson, lead singer of The Flamingos, was born in Chicago. The R&B group scored their first U.S. hit in 1953 and hit the charts as late as 1970. I ll Be Home and I Only Have Eyes For You were two of their biggest hits. Nelson joined The Platters in 1962. He died in 1984.
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